Alaska Dealer Selling Out

Kenai Supply, Kenai, Ak., is liquidating its five plumbing and building materials locations, with the retirement of owners Kevin and Keith Wells after 30 years in the business.

Eleven-unit Spenard Builders Supply has purchased Kenai's operations in Kenai and its distribution facility in Birchwood.

Kenai Supply's Kenai location, now being remodeled, covers 70 acres housing a retail store, warehouses, truss plant and yard/storage area. SBS will close its old Kenai store

May 22 to relocate in time for a midJune reopening.

The Birchwood site will be used for additional yard and warehouse space.

Alaska Pipe and Supply agreed to buy the Anchorage location, as well as the company's plumbing and heating inventory.

Keith Wells anticipates the Wasilla store will give way to a road widening project, while the Homer location remains up for sale.

"An honest man's word is better than a crook's collateral."

- The late Carl C. Gates, Dobbins Forest Products, Biruingham, Al.

Do lt Best With Boats

Noting that just as homeowners upgrade and repair their homes, boaters upgrade and repair their vessels, Do it Best retail service centers are now stocking marine products.

"We buy Cedar fencing materials in different grades, in widths ranglng from3-7/2" to 12", and lengths from 4' to 8'. Adams is the only source for some of that material. They're prompt, ship on ow schedule, are consistent in grade, and allow us to mix truckloads of different sizes and grades. They take care of us, no matter what."

The DCs are carrying Seachoice Products' 275 top-selling items for small- to medium-size boat repairs and improvements, including lights, pumps, hinges, winches, floatation devices and boarding ladders.

Awards Time For Kelleher

Dixieline Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca., has presented its 1999 Award of Excellence to The Kelleher Corp., San Rafael. Ca.

The award, which recognized the firm for its outstanding perfbrmance as a Dixieline vendor, was presented to Bill Finetti, general manager, Southern California branch. and Pat Wheeler, account manager.

Bill Shadden, director of merchandising, and Mark Daly, corporate merchandiser, presented the award, reportedly the first ever for a moulding vendor.

Home Center Worker Slain

Two suspects pleaded innocent to charges they killed a Glendora, Ca., Home Depot employee during a home invasion robbery.

While entertaining friends at his apartment Jan. 21, Joseph M. Koval, 32, answered a knock at the door. Three men were at the door and a fourth was waiting for them in the car.

"They asked for someone bY name," said Sgt. Richard Longshore. "A struggle took place. Shots were fired, and everybody fled." The men then stole unspecified items frorn the home. Koval died at the hospital of gunshot wounds.

Several days later, two men were apprehended and arraigned on charges of first degree murder with special circumstances, robbery and burglary.

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